Carpet-stretcher.



PATENTBD- FEB. 12, 1907.

J. DRIVER.

CARPET STRETCHER. APPLICATION FILED MAB. 29.1905.v

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Warren srnr ns earner cannon JOHN DRIVER, OF SAN LEANDRO, CALIFORNIA,ASSIGNOR TO DRIVER, ABER & COMPANY, OF- SAN LEANDRO, CALIFORNIA.

CARPET-STRETCHER.

Application filed -6 29, 1905.

Patented Feb. 12, 1907.

Serial No. 252,779.

To all whom, it 'lll/Lbl/ con/eerie;

Be it known that I, J OHN DRIVER, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of San Leandro, in the county of Alameda and State ofCalifornia, have invented an Imrovement in CarpetStretchers, of whichthe following is a specification. My invention is an improvement in thatclass of carpet-stretchers which are adapted to be pushed forward byknee-pressure.

My invention is distinguished by cheapness, lightness, ease ofmanipulation, and detacha bility of its chief parts, by which it isadapted to be shipped or stored in a small s ace.

The details are construction, arrangement, and operation of parts,reference b ing had to the accompanying drawing, in which a perspectiveview of my invention is illustrated. Y The chief parts of my inventionare a handle F, a claw-holder A, having claws or teeth B, acushion-holder J, and a curved plate II, which intervenes the handle andthe cushion and is adapted to slide on the car et. The metal claw-holderA has a soc 6t to receive the tapered end of the handle F. The forwardend of the claw-holder A is curved downwardly and is provided with asocket to receive two opposite toothed plates and an intervening woodenblock C. The teeth or claws of the plates are curved forward to givethem increased strength and adapt them to take a better hold upon thecarpet. They are wedged and fastened in the socket of the holder A bymeans of the block C and screws D. The knee-cushion J, which may consistof any suitable material, is secured to the edges of the wooden block Kby means of large headed nails or screws. The block is in turn securedby rivets to the inner side of the curved plate II, and a handle-socketG is secured to the outer side of the said plate II by means of rivetspassing through its lateral base-flange. The adjacent end of the handleis secured detaohably in the said socket Gr. Thus all the principalparts F A J may be readily detached from each other when required forpacking the device in the smallest space. The plate II is approximatelyright angular in form, its lower side being curved backward, so as toslide easily on the carpet when the device is in use.

In using the invention the teeth are set in the carpet at the requisitedistance from its edge, and the other end of the device is placed uponthe carpet. Then the operator, either by steady pressure or by asuccession of blows with his knee, forces the device forward until thecarpet is stretched to the required degree. Powerful pressure may beeasily applied in this manner, and the two sets of claws or teeth take afirm hold on the carpet, and the latter is not liable to be torn orotherwise injured. plate H not only reduces friction with the carpet,but supports and protects the cushion J.

What I claim is 1. The improved carpet-stretcher comprising a handle, aclaw, and a claw-holder having a socket to receive one end of saidhandle, a knee-cushion, and a plate to which said cushion is attached,the plate being curved and adapted to slide upon the carpet, and ahandle-socket also secured to said plate, substantially as described.

2. The improved carpet-stretcher comprising a claw and downwardly-bentclawholder, a knee-cushion, and an intervening handle to which theclaw-holder and cushion are, detachably connected, substantially asdescribed.

3. The improved carpet-stretcher comprising a claw and a claw-holderhaving a socket, a knee-cushion having a socket, and a handleintervening the claw-holder and spective sockets, substantially asdescribed.

4. The improved carpet-stretcher com- JOHN DRIVER.

Witnesses:

F. Enos, DANIEL MCCARTHY.

\cushion and detachably secured in the re In such operation the prisinga claw and claw-hold er, a cushion,

